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No upper limit
For Søren Jensen, learning in later life has meant both overcoming dyslexia and bad memories of school.
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Living multiple lives
Flying and music are the pillars of Samuli Kovanen’s life. Through adult learning, he lives both the pilot’s and the musician’s life. This short documentary is a part of video series “Live&Learn”, telling the stories o...
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Paul Valéry on Diplomas and the Baccalaureate
Excerpt from Le bilan de l’intelligence (1935) I never hesitate to declare that the diploma is the mortal enemy of culture. The more important diplomas have become in life (and this importance has only increased because Read more…
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Open Badges for building a learning territory in Normandy
Badgeons la Normandie (Let’s Badge Normandy) is a network of institutions, associations and organisations working in education and training, employment and social integration. They are exploring the power of Open Badges for building a learning territory: developing, recognising, valorising and connecting the talents of Normans. For the open recognition week, […]
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Open badges: light and agile or robust and formal?
On Monday 10 September, Dominic Orr represented MIRVA-member FiBS at a German-speaking workshop looking at the role and design of digital certificates, with a particular focus on the application of open badges. The workshop took place at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, and was attended by a group of 15 […]
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A starting point for recognition
In April 2016 Davide had concluded Civil Service after vocational school for hotel and catering, and did not have a clear idea of his future job profile. He took part in the nationally funded program “Garanzia Giovani”, so the professionals at Job Agency Synergie supported him in identifying his competencies […]